VTOL Power - The Incredible Bell X-22 VTOL Plane

Special thanks to: New Channel here: In the early 60s, there were several studies into creating the first mass-produced vtol aircraft. A plane that could operate like a jet, and then at the same time, land vertically where needed. Bell, who had been exploring such designs throughout the 50s, had a promising lead with ducted fans. They had designed an aircraft called the D-190 sea-air-resuce utility aircraft for the airforce, that could even be carried under the fuslage of a lockheed C-130 huclues. Engineers discovered that a duel tandem ducted fan configuration allowed a shorter wingspan, and thus a lighter and smaller design to work. The tilt wing Vought XC-142A would win this contest, just beating the Bell and Lockheed D-2064, but the community was so impressed with the bell lockheed design that and they were given a $27 million contract, a quarter of a billion dollars today, to bring it life. Internally they called t